The books people recommended

2011-08-22 · 208 points · 42 comments · 9 books named by at least one person here and at least 3 people overall. The number on the left is how many people named it in this thread.

7
The Algorithm Design Manual
Steven S. Skiena
7 here · 43 all-time · #111 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 597 ratings on Amazon
4
Introduction to Algorithms
Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest, Clifford Stein
4 here · 71 all-time · #47 overall
Buy on Amazon
3
The Art of Computer Programming
Donald Knuth
3 here · 127 all-time · #14 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 203 ratings on Amazon
2
Algorithms
Robert Sedgewick
2 here · 49 all-time · #89 overall
Buy on Amazon4.6 out of 5, 876 ratings on Amazon
2Algorithm Design
Algorithm Design
Kleinberg, Tardos
2 here · 11 all-time · #601 overall
Buy on Amazon4.3 out of 5, 426 ratings on Amazon
2Programming Interviews Exposed
Programming Interviews Exposed
2 here · 3 all-time · #2440 overall
1
Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
Harold Abelson
1 here · 316 all-time · #2 overall
Buy on Amazon4.7 out of 5, 742 ratings on Amazon
1
Programming Pearls
Jon Bentley
1 here · 35 all-time · #145 overall
Buy on Amazon4.4 out of 5, 402 ratings on Amazon
1Purely Functional Data Structures
Purely Functional Data Structures
Chris Okasaki
1 here · 10 all-time · #625 overall
Buy on Amazon4.5 out of 5, 101 ratings on Amazon